Has he been checked for Mediastinal Lymphoma?
On 8/13/2013 7:11 AM, Beth wrote:
Actually if you do an abdominal tap of the fluid you can pretty much
tell just by looking at it if it is FIP. It is a very distinct,
stringy, yellow fluid. I'm not a vet, but the 1st time I saw it tapped
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/cancer/lymphoma.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphoma_in_animals
It is a very aggressive cancer but a very curable one, if it is this
treatment would need to be started immediately. I know of many cats
that have gone into remission, some for many years only
Here is our website where you can also get info:
http://felinelymphoma.org/cms/
(one of these days I will get it completely finished :) )
On 8/13/2013 11:49 AM, Belinda Sauro wrote:
Has he been checked for Mediastinal Lymphoma?
On 8/13/2013 7:11 AM, Beth wrote:
Actually if you do
Hi All,
Apparently I wasn't subscribed anymore and didn't realize it. I am
subscribed again now.
**NEWS**
We now have a DOG, her name is Emma and we adopted her from a local
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I don't know what the truth is here but I do know PETA is no
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companionship illegal ... period!
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Hi Sherry,
Please tell Marcia I am sorry for her loss, I have Brutus added to
2011's losses.
On 1/2/2012 7:46 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote:
I didn't get the chance to send this earlier,but sweet Brutus crossed
the Bridge last Friday Dec 23,he was lucky to of had a home with our
Hi All,
I got this email today, please be sure and pass this on to
everyone you know and make sure they contact Rebecca at the numbers
listed if they can help!
Please respond asap if you have anyone that could provide a young
Hi Bonnie,
I would take her to your place, feed her right away so she knows
that is your intention. Also make sure she know your aunt's cat is
there with you, she is and has been aware of that cat while she was at
your aunts and it will give her some familiarity and may help keep her
Great idea!
On 8/11/2011 6:19 AM, kathryn mundell wrote:
Hi Bonnie,
I would try to bring her over to your house, but not directly outside.
Do you have a small room @ your house you can use for a few weeks? If
so, you should keep her in there - with litter, food water a place
to hide
This is the same type of crate I used on my cross country trip
with the kitties in the semi, I bought 4 of these, 2, 36 and 2, 42
sizes, only difference is mine have 3 doors (one on the side too). They
are very nice, easy to fold and set up,
On 8/11/2011 9:18 AM, Natalie wrote:
Hi Sherry,
I have added Zombo, so sorry, it's been a really rough week ... I
feel like I've missed someone can you have a look when you're up to it
and let me know, thanks.
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Hi Kelley,
Such a sad story and yes I can relate, I am very over protective
and I have had a cat get out, so it definitely can happen. Make sure
that if he gets her back to get her microchipped, by law, at least in WA
state any vet has to check for that when an owner brings in a
Hi Esther,
I'm sorry to hear about sweet little Xana, I have added her to the CLS.
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Aww Sherry, sound like a sweetie pie, when did he pass?
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And baby food, make sure no onion and supplement with taurine, most
kitties love baby food. I use the beechnut meat flavors and gerber 2nd
foods, they don't have anything but meat and water and a starch, no
onion in them.
On 5/8/2011 2:16 PM, Natalie wrote:
Instead of an enema, which cats
This was suggested to get her to eat, as for fiber you could add a
little peas or squash baby food to it, my kitties preferred the peas,
not too much or you will take the meat flavor away. Maybe a 1/4 jar of
peas to a jar of meat.
On 5/8/2011 2:33 PM, Belinda Sauro wrote:
And baby food
My Bailey lived with his housemates from the time he was 5
months old (tested positive then) until he passed of cancer at age 11
years, they slept, ate, groomed and on occasion had little spats, none
of his vaccinated housemates ever became positive. I had them tested
intermittently
Bailey was really very healthy until his last year, he started
having teeth problems and we had to pull a lot of his teeth, then he was
fine for about 6 months and then stopped eating and became very anemic
and lethargic and had constant diarrhea. We did the bone marrow
aspirate and they
Hi All,
I have added, Lola, Rosie and Muffy to the Candle Light Service, my
condolences to all of you, their passing is so sad, but sweet little
Lola really tore me up, I have a little one that looks just like her,
she is small for her age and she is a joy I wouldn't want to not have in
Thank you Gloria for letting us know, I had no idea she had any
heart issues. Please let her, through her friend know I am praying for
her to have a speedy and full recovery.
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I have relatives who may not be happy with my decision ... if you know
what I mean.
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If hubby and I die before my furkids, my sister gets our house and
insurance and will take our kitties, she has 6 of her own and I trust
her with my life. She can sell the house or live in it and will have
more than enough to take care of them for the rest of their lives. If
we all die
My Vet spays and neuters when they are 4 lbs, so all of my guys
were done about a month ago. 2 boys and a girl, all did fine.
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Amen!!
On 12/22/2010 2:37 PM, Natalie wrote:
So did I! We really should know to whom we send our money. It is always
best to donate to local small groups - they always operate on shoestring
budgets and do more than any large group (in my humble estimation)! Natalie
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I had Bailey+ intergrated with my other as many as 7 negatives and
none of them ever became positive. He was 5 months old when I found him
and I had him separated but while I was at work come to find out my Joey
was sneaking under the door of Bailey's room and playing with him and
exposing
That is on my checks too!
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Stacy,
I don't know if you already are on the feline lymphoma list but if you
aren't i would suggest it, it is a wonderful list for support and
treatment options. You can find it here if you are interested:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline_lymphoma/
We also have a website with
This is not always the case I know of several FeLV+ kitties with cancer
that did well, one lived for 4 years with treatment. You need a good
vet and a lot of luck but you will never know unless you try. I
wouldn't let a positive status alone dictate whether I tried treatment,
whether its
One thing you should know, large cell is very aggressive and needs to be
treated as such, it spreads very quickly so treatment needs to be
started pretty much immediately if you are going to treat. BUT it also
responds to treatment fairly quickly if it is going to respond, so you
will know
And yes, some kitties get pretty sick in the beginning of treatment
because the cancer isn't going to just lay down and die but once the
cancer cells start dying off and they go into remission if the treatment
works, you would never know they had ever been sick.
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Just an FYI, diuretics can be used with kidney problem kitties it is
just a very delicate balancing act. I had to with Fred and another girl
on the CRF list had to with her kitty for almost 2 years. Fred also
started having seizures and we got to the point where there was nothing
more I
Hi Mike,
Here is the Candle Light Service, we have had it for many years:
http://bemikitties.com/cls
there are many wonderful furkids remembered here.
I also have this website with info and photos of some of our positives:
http://felv.org
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Michael is a well known member of the group and does take in and take
care of feLV+ cats, he has even taken some group member cats, hopefully
one of them will speak up.
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No offense taken, just wanted to let you know he was legitimate:)
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Hi All,
This is a new post the the FeLV ads board, anyone who rescues, this
is someone in Flushing Michigan looking to adopt another positive to
keep their current positive company:
http://www.bemikitties.com/felv/cgi-bin/suite/classifieds/classifieds.cgi?request=detailid=12544
Please
You can always build an enclosure to let them have some outside time.
After 3 of ours all indoor all of their lives pushed out a screen and
got out, one Bailey kept wanting to go out, so after him driving us nuts
for a month or so rolling in front of the door and trying to get out
every
Baileys anemia was non regenerative and epogen and prednisolone kick
started his red cell production and he did fine for almost 6 months, he
passed from undiagnosed pancreatic cancer but his HCT when he passed was
still at 33%. He started the epo when his HCT was at 18%, it dropped to
15%
PS. My vet did more than 5 transfusions on a positive and never had
problems.
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What is the kitties potassium and blood pressure?
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Bailey has a bone marrow aspirate because we couldn't find any reason
for his anemia, it showed the virus was active and was destroying his
new blood as fast as it was being produced and there were precancerous
cells there, we could never find were the suspected cancer was and after
he
Hi Jody,
I'm so sorry to hear about Bo, I have added him to the Candle Light
Service, he is whole and healthy now and still with you in a different
but special way ... take care.
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Are you suer he doesn't mean cancer and not FeLV?
This is when he told me her lymphocytes have dramatically increased just since
the last workup a couple weeks ago. He is convinced she has circulating
leukemia/lymphoma.
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Almost all cats I know that do this are anemic. She should get her
to the vet and have blood work done specifically looking for anemia and
hemobartonella a virus positives are very prone to get, it comes from
fleas and even if the test is negative I would start the cat on
doxocycline and
Yes that should be added along with iron, all of these can be found
in Nutrived:
http://www.calvetsupply.com/product/Nutrived_B_Complex_4oz/Veterinary_Nutritional_Supplements
this is the best palce I have found to buy this.
BUT if the anemia is because of hemobatonella this will not help,
Hi Laura,
In many cases I would say this is true, because those animals are
going to be the easiest to find homes for, and lets face it the ones
that have health issues are going to cost the rescues lots of money to
fix and many if not most people who adopt from rescues don't want to
Wow sounds like he is very talented and has a good connection with
the spirit world. I'm glad he was able to give you some comfort and let
you know that Bridget is OK and well.
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All kidney issue cats that become anemic are non regenerative and get
epogen, it saves their lives. I know he isn't a kidney issues kitty but
non regenerative is non regenerative!!
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PS. Doxy tastes bad so you have to make sure they don't get a taste of
it or they will be impossible to pill.
It took me a while to get the hang of pilling my furkids, Fred was
really bad and hard to pill, but one day I just stopped thought about
how I have seen the vet do (always so easy
That's great news, she knew you needed someone ... and they needed you!!
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I actually believe there are those who have cultivated the ability we
all had as children to communicate with everything on this earth, most
of us have forgotten how or been told it isn't possible. I have a few
such special people in my life and get great comfort when I am
struggling with
The hemobartonella test is very, very hard to get a positive result
on, it has to be taken at the precise moment the bugs are acting up or
it will give a negative result. I know more than one cat that was
positive but tested negative 4 or 5 times before they finally caught
it. Those cats
Has both of them been put on prenisolone and doxocycline? When my
Bailey was anemic he was put on epogen and his anemia resolved, his bone
marrow aspirate showed the virus in his bone marrow but the epogen
brought his HCT from a low of 15% to 40% in about 6 weeks. Most vets
are scared to
Now I have to say that is odd, they should have called you when it
happened, right away when it happened. When I lost my Buddie
immediately after surgery. My vet called to tell me she came through
surgery just fine but a few minutes later she called me back and told me
she had arrested in
PS. I had the same guilt with Buddie, but she was so sick I knew there
was a good chance she wouldn't pull through, I spent the night before
telling her if she was ready to leave it was OK, it was her decision. I
did ask her to let me know she was OK if she did leave ... and she did.
Three
I agree, talk to her, Bridget will answer you in the best way she
can. My Mom and Dad come around on occasion, Dad with the smell of
cigarette smoke, he loved his ciggies and Mom with the smell of fried
chicken, she came everyday for a month before Bailey passed, I didn't
put it together
I'll give her the benefit of the doubt, but what exactly is she
basing her information that FeLV+'s have such a bad experience with
using epogen, because I have not heard of any studies that have been
done on this to bear that out and if there is one I would like the
reference so I can look
Here is some good info on anemia, it is from the CRF site but it
explains some of the blood work results of an anemic cat and what they
mean and anemia is anemia:
http://www.felinecrf.org/anaemia.htm#reticulocytes
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Yes it does:
But it was odd this morning when I dropped her off - he said You know, this can stress out
a cat with leukemia bring on symptoms. I'm just letting you know so you don't blame me if
something happens. Well, yeah, we all know you need to keep these cats away from stress.
How many
Overdosing with anesthesia could easily be considered an accident. I'm
so sorry this happened, whatever the reason it certainly wasn't in any
way your fault and being human we are raised to respect people in
authority and wouldn't think a professional would purposely do harm to
someone in
Wow, I paid 65.00 for a 1ml vial, it was a 2000IU and Fred was
getting 0.15 also, there was enough in the 1ml vial for 8 or 9 shots.
What size is your vial, I also bought mine at Walgreens in Washington
state. It was only $50.00 dollars for the same size and dosage at the
Fred Meyer
PS. Why is he getting it daily the standard dosing is 0.15ml (more or
less depending on weight), 3 times a week?
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Well, if he did another positive and he came through OK, then I
would say it probably was just something that she physically wasn't able
to handle ... maybe there was an underlying heart issue or some other
issue that was unknown. My sisters cat had something very similar
happen, she was
If it is the difference between life and death, absolutely do the IFA test.
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I have asked my vet for a pass on vaccinations, my youngest is 8 yrs
old and they have had enough vaccinations to be good for life. I also
have several with health issues. She has OK'd it and so far no problems.
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hi Diane,
It would depend on what his potassium level is. When Fred had muscle
wasting it was because of his low potassium, he was CRF and that is a
known cause of low potassium.
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What is his potassium level?
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Looks like she has been taken in by a local rescue.
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Jason,
Sorry for your loss of little Mozart ... I have added him to the CLS,
sleep soft Mozart.
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Hi Gloria,
So sad, 23 what a nice long life she had, she is with her other
momma now and so grateful for the care you gave her these last few
years. I have added her to the CLS ... sleep soft little Li Won.
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Hi Jim,
I'm so sorry to hear about your Lyttle Guy, sounds like he had some
of the same problems Fred had at the end. Once seizures start it really
complicates things with heart problem kitties.
He is with you always in your heart and lives on in your memories. He
will let you know
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This one here looks pretty good and has lots of sisal:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=350307659347
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Hi Michael,
I would like to also put a widget up that I have you can see it here,
it is a new program I had a programmer make for me, I figure a picture
might help pull at the heart strings a bit, MC you can out this on your
list too if you want. You can see it here:
OK, well it appears my real time isn't updating in real time but the
money is going to Michael, would you verify that Michael. My programmer
is looking at it to see what the problem is.
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hi Jim,
Is he on any lasix or spirnolactone, he should be on one or both?
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Hi Jim,
Fred's fluid build up was in his lungs I think pleural effusion is
outside of the lungs. Fred's was congestive heart failure. He was on
lasix alone at first and it didn't seem to be helping so I added the
spirnolactone, that made all the difference almost immediately. Once I
Hi Gloria,
Sorry for all your losses, boy you've had it rough. I have added all
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Hi Sherry,
Sorry to hear SID's has lost another baby, I have added Christian to
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This is important there is a recall on Ketamine Hydrochloride
Injection Anesthesia:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm195118.htm
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Eating litter is usually a sign of anemia, was he checked for that?
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Well Fred started having seizures 3 hours after his vet visit, we're
not sure what is causing those but he is on phenobarbitol and those so
far are controlled. He is eating like a little piggy and drinking. It
takes about 2 weeks for them to get used to the effects of the
phenobarbitol so
Hi Amy,
Not sure if I told you that Bailey my + had non-rengerative anemia
and epogen got his HCT up. He started at 3 shots a week that you would
be able to do at home, Fred is currently getting this for his
non-regenerative anemia and in 4 weeks has gone from HCT 16% to 26%,
that's
Please do not give garlic or onions to kitties, it can cause Heinz
body anemia and it is deadly:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/ask-the-expert/ask-the-expert-pet-nutrition/how-bad-is-garlic-for-cats.html
http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/humanfood.htm
Took Fred in today because he is getting weaker and weaker, his HCT
is up to 27.5, so still going up, I think he has a massive infection
somewhere, he does have an ear infection and is on ear drops for that
but I think he has a urinary tract infection too. Will have the results
tomorrow.
Bailey was on epogen with his non regenerative anemia and it did
bring his HCT back to normal, my Fred currently is on epogen, he is not
positive but has non regenerative anemia because of CRF (chronic renal
failure), his HCt is slowly coming back up. I prefer Nutrived to Pet
Tinic because
Gloria, didn't you have some luck with your kitties and vitamin c
when they had upper respiratory's.
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It sounds like she has tummy acid, Fred has been doing this
lately and he will not eat when he feels like this. He gets a 1/4 of a
pepcid AC everyday for now, once his weight is up and his tummy feels
better I will stop it if that every happens.
Make sure it is pepcid AC and not extra
When my Frankie got an upper respiratory, he had it for a long time.
How long has Nibbler been on the antibiotic?
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My Bailey didn't do well on the interferon either, he was lethargic
and didn't eat well, he also was on the 7 on, 7 off, I finally stopped
using it and he was fine for years until he passed from pancreatic
cancer. Bailey was positive at 5 months of age when he found me, so
pretty young too.
Hi Gary,
Yep, am on both CRF lists ... He's been getting fluids for about 3
1/2 years now, gets binders, potassium, heart meds and all kinds of
other goodies. He has been doing fairly well until the last 4 or 5
months, he has lost all muscle mass in both back legs and is starting to
Hi Gary,
Fred's anemia is not FeLV related, he is negative, would the
acemannan still be something to consider if the anemia is from
insufficient renal function vs FeLV+ status? He is non regenerative
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Thanks MC, I wrote to Hideyo and I think she wrote back will have to
double check, I ended up getting the epogen because I needed to get Fred
started on something right away and they could get that in 1 day. He
gets his second shot tomorrow.
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Gary,
I tried the test with a used syringe and Fred's fur wasn't anywhere
near that wet yesterday so I think I figured out what happened. When I
tented and started giving him the shot, when he felt the epo going in he
started to move and I pushed against him harder to keep him from
Hi James,
Glad to hear LG is feeling better, I will pray he continues to
improve and does well. Just curious they did check him for heart
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Hi James,
It sounds like Mediastinal (thymic) large B cell lymphoma, it
usually hits younger cats and is very aggressive. Here on our Feline
Lymphoma website are some case studies on this type of lymphoma, it is
one of those that usually responds well to chemo and has a good
Sally,
Did your cat specifically have mediastinal lymphoma, if so is this a
new treatment, I have never heard of this treatment on the feline
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Gary,
I got the 1ml 2000 IU and Fred weighs 7lb 2oz. I am using a insulin
syringe that is 1/2 cc and was told to give Fred .15 or on the 15 line
on the syringe. Does that sound right to you, his HCT was 16% on
Tuesday, he got his first shot today and his fur felt wet after, not
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